Overview

Separate large wood chips out of your system before they reach your dust collector. One pair of plastic elbow and coupler components serve as infeed and outfeed points when you install them on either end of a box, bin or other fixture you wish to use to catch large wood chips. This system will save wear and tear on your dust collector, and you won't have to empty it as often. The two coupler components fit standard 4" dust hose as well as the Dust Right® Handle system (sold separately).

Talked to a woodworking friend who had high opinion of this simple system. Purchased to save wear on the metal impeller of my dust collector and to trap debris prior to being collected by the filter bags (easier to clean).

I just got a DustRight dust collector, and I want to turn an old drum into a cyclone to reduce the amount of material that makes it into the collector bag, and help protect the collector from large chips.

Talked to a woodworking friend who had high opinion of this simple system. Purchased to save wear on the metal impeller of my dust collector and to trap debris prior to being collected by the filter bags (easier to clean).

am building my self a larger dust system. am going to use 2 barrels , instead of one. Have a 1.5 hp suction farm fan, that the customer didn't want to fix. It moves a very large amount of air. or vacuum.

I just got a DustRight dust collector, and I want to turn an old drum into a cyclone to reduce the amount of material that makes it into the collector bag, and help protect the collector from large chips.

am building my self a larger dust system. am going to use 2 barrels , instead of one. Have a 1.5 hp suction farm fan, that the customer didn't want to fix. It moves a very large amount of air. or vacuum.

BEST ANSWER:I use a 13 gal, 1 HP portable dust collector and a 55 gal plastic drum that I got from the local car wash, had to cut the plastic top off and replace it with a plywood top and put sealant around it to seal it properly. I have used this for about a year now with no problems except the wait time for the sealant to set. Also had to cut a sight window in the drum to check the fullness of the drum. I used the 4 inch connectors, works great on my planer, I also have the small tool hose kit to use with my sanders.

BEST ANSWER:I use a 13 gal, 1 HP portable dust collector and a 55 gal plastic drum that I got from the local car wash, had to cut the plastic top off and replace it with a plywood top and put sealant around it to seal it properly. I have used this for about a year now with no problems except the wait time for the sealant to set. Also had to cut a sight window in the drum to check the fullness of the drum. I used the 4 inch connectors, works great on my planer, I also have the small tool hose kit to use with my sanders.

BEST ANSWER:That depends on a few things. How they work is simple. Dirty air enters the tub inline with the inner radius of the tub which will cause the air to swirl. If the system is properly balanced, the debris will loose elevation and pass below the exhaust fitting. If the air flow is too high, some of the debris will be exhausted and some will remain. So the capacity of the tub doesn't matter as much as the diameter of the tub and the volume of air that will enter and exhaust the tub. I wish these fittings had provisions to lower the intake by a half of a foot which would help alleviate problems due to small diameter containers and/or more powerful air pumps. I hope this helps you find the answer. So I guess the answer might be....the capacity of the drum will dictate how often you have to dump it and the radius will determine how good of a job it does.Hope this helps

BEST ANSWER:That depends on a few things. How they work is simple. Dirty air enters the tub inline with the inner radius of the tub which will cause the air to swirl. If the system is properly balanced, the debris will loose elevation and pass below the exhaust fitting. If the air flow is too high, some of the debris will be exhausted and some will remain. So the capacity of the tub doesn't matter as much as the diameter of the tub and the volume of air that will enter and exhaust the tub. I wish these fittings had provisions to lower the intake by a half of a foot which would help alleviate problems due to small diameter containers and/or more powerful air pumps. I hope this helps you find the answer. So I guess the answer might be....the capacity of the drum will dictate how often you have to dump it and the radius will determine how good of a job it does.Hope this helps

The debris container needs to be as air tight as possible. If not, it will cause the dust collection system to be less efficient. The dust control device only moves a certain amount of air/minute and any leak in the container results in some of that air movement being dissipated via the leak.

BEST ANSWER:If you refer to the free plans directions are included. Draw your pattern for the hose usong your own supplied fitting. If you use the lid with the large can idea then trace the line for the output in the same manner. Many combinations of hose are possible so the hole size is determined by you. Hope this helps. Mine works great attached to a 4 inch system i have also used my 2 and 1/4 vac with it with smaller fittings.

BEST ANSWER:If you refer to the free plans directions are included. Draw your pattern for the hose usong your own supplied fitting. If you use the lid with the large can idea then trace the line for the output in the same manner. Many combinations of hose are possible so the hole size is determined by you. Hope this helps. Mine works great attached to a 4 inch system i have also used my 2 and 1/4 vac with it with smaller fittings.

Reviews

This product easily turns your one stage vac to a two stage vac. The only modification that I would make is have the top of the intake vent turned at a 90 degree angle so your hose will not have that bend out the top. Less torque on your hose. You could also add a swivel piece to again reduce twisting torque on your hose as you use it.

I used the biggest wheeled square trash can Wal-Mart sells, and this set up works great! the chips from my lathes seperate fine, and my dusk collector is only collecting the finest dust. My only regret is finding the stickers AFTER I had cut the holes in the lid. Bet that makes the whole process much easier...

I read many articles on dust collection before I decided what to do. When I bought my dust collector I ordered the Rockler Dust Separator components. I had the DC system operating before I assembled a separator. I noticed that the DC would pick up big chips that sometimes clogged the DC inlet. This means having to stop the DC and clear the chips.

I searched for a better container than the fiber board barrel and came away with nothing so I bought the recommended barrel. I then assembled the components following the Rockler instructions. It was easy and works well. I think I may have lost a little suction but the DC now only gets fine dust and everything else ends up in the barrel which is easy to open and empty (and occasionally pick out things I didn't want picked up).

The only thing I did different from the Rockler instructions was to spray truck bed liner on the inside of the barrel. I had no previous experience with these barrels and wanted to minimize any erosion and noise. I am not sure that was worth it but it doesn't hurt.

The components are well made, sturdy and fit really well. I recommend these to anyone who wants to build an easy separator.

Works great on a large fiber drum. Almost all of the shavings stay in the drum (as long as the drum is not too full -- but emptying the drum is much easier than emptying the dust collector bag). If the top vents were 90 deg elbows (to eliminate hose pulling on the vents when using a large drum), this would be perfect -- still a 5 start product.

I have a very small shop so I made a Thien baffle for a 20 gallon trash can. It wasn't very efficient with the smaller can so I decided to order this basic cyclone. I am super impressed. I haven't had any chips go past it yet and very little dust has made it to the bag. I would highly recommend it. My only improvement suggestion would be that they have 90 degree elbows to make it easier to connect the hoses with no stress.

This additions as been in my shop for nearly 3 years and I have yet to have to empty my plastic bag on the HF Dust Collector with the Wynn 35A Filter. I use a 30 gallon plastic drum that I picked up at a local car-wash and after cutting out the top of the drum I cut a 1/2 in plywood to fit in the top. I was planning on having to put some door foam around the edge for a seal but the top fit so snuggly that it has not been needed. I've probably dumped the drum a few dozen times and only have about a foot of dust in the bottom of the plastic bag. I've cleaned the inside of the filter a few times but it never really needed it. Dumping the drum is simple as there is no permanent or even temporary clamping. Just lift the insert and dump.

I put my separator together this afternoon using a 40gal fiber drum I got for $11.00 from a shipping supplies recycler. This product works great. The only problem is the supplied instruction sheet shows the airflow coming out of both fittings but since I didn't need to read the instructions I didn't pay attention to the drawing until after I completed the assembly. A 5 star product.

These ports are the perfect in and out for dust collection. Cut hole with jigsaw in flat surface container of any material and screw these in. Much better seal than the jury-rigged setup I had. Only problem you'll have is finding a trash can with enough flat surface on the lid to mount both ports. on 5/14/2012Have two sets of these, garage for jointer and planer, in the shop for everything else. Excellent and simple to install with jig saw. Traced the threaded part to size the opening on the lid and added a bit of tub seal to stop all leaks. Started with trash cans, but they leak suction and can't really be sealed. Ordered 2 30 gal fiber drums and the suction more than doubled. Drums come with plastic liner, which got sucked into exhaust port so don't use it. Hint, I added a right angle quick connect item 34432 to the intake port and added a swivel then crossed the quick connect back over the top to stabilize the whole rig when I drag the long 4 in hose from machine to machine in my smallish shop. A 30 gallon drum is good for a small shop, but they also have up to 55 gallon for a larger shop. These separator parts make dust collection much easier and more effective.

Some of the reviews get into the details of containers and design. I built a 26" cube out of 1/2" plywood (made sure there are no gaps in the seams), hinged the top and trimmed the underside of the top with weather stripping to make a seal. Works great - I don't know if I've lost suction ( I guess I must have given the physics of extra hoses and the 26x26 box that the air passes through), but I find the floor sweep is working PERFECTLY. Anything made of wood gets sucked up, nails stay behind. This may change when I seal the floor sweep to the floor - right now it's just sitting. My dust collector is Harbor Freight "70 gal. Industrial 5 Micron Dust Collector" and works fine with the Rockler accessories.

I used to have one of those plastic garbage can lids with the 2 holes in it attached to my Jet DC1100A dust collector with added filter canister, and it held some of the chips, but not many. And if left to run without pulling dust, the collector eventually pulled everything out of the can. Then I added this system to a 30 gal fiber drum and it held almost all of the shavings that came from jointing/planing a few boards. Only the dust went into the collector bag. What a huge difference! The 4.5&quot; hole recommended seemed a little large, so I traced the outside of a piece of the 4&quot; PVC sewer pipe I used to put my dust collection system together, and cut just outside the line with a jig saw. It made for a perfect fit. I highly recommend adding this system to your dust collector. It's much easier to empty than the dust collector bag.

I "tried" these in an effort to spare the impeller on my dust collector. I didn't have a spare garbage can so I built a box (24" square) out of 1/2" plywood I had laying around. I expected to lose airflow, but was pleasantly surprised at how well this setup works - great airflow, big stuff stays in the box, very fine dust makes it to the collector - exactly as it should be.

Took a 55 gallon cardboard barrel did as the plans showed and it worked great right from the start. With this large barrel I may not have to clean out the barrel for several months. Almost nothing went into the bag on the dust collector,now that is what I like.

Purchased this kit to make my own chip separator because the grates on my dust collector would stop the chips from my planer and plug up my collection hoses. This along with the 10', clear 4" hose did the trick. With included plans it was an easy and affordable solution.

I used these on a 32 gallon square garbage can. The installation was a breeze, especially with the templates provided. I have a jet 1100 cfm single stage collector with the canister filter. The large chips that normally end up in the bag are now in the can ready to mulch around the garden. Don't worry about getting a great seal. With the plastic can and this type of collector, the lid is sucked down to the garbage can, so any additional sealing is not necessary. Great product, would highly recommend.

I had a 55 gallon drum with a metal top and a clamp on ring to hold the top on when the drum held industrial finish. It also had a seal inside the top. Like the others said, this thing really helped me keep from emptying my dust collector bag so often. I can unscrew the big bung and check the level of the chips with a &quot;dipstick&quot; and know when the empty the barrel. Of course the dust goes straight through the separator but that is to be expected. I have read where people have trashed a separator because the dust goes straight through and clogs their vacuum filter. This thing is called a separator because it is not designed to collect the dust. The main thing that makes this work is a good seal around the top. I highly recommend this to anyone who has a real dust collection system and uses it very often.

I used these fittings in conjunction with a plastic barrel mounted atop of a large rolling 1 cubic yard trash bin. It works GREAT! Here's how you do it: 1) Use the bottom half (it's smooth) of a 55 gallon plastic barrel and build a wooden platform (faux lid) to temporarily replace the square lid of the trashcan. Fit the barrel into the platform. About a 22" inch circle. Cut the whole thing out. 2) Mount the two Rockler fittings in the top of the barrel as illustrated. 3) Use a large 18" stainless steel bowl and mount it with 4 screws on two wood strips attached to the frame upside down. The bowl cost $5 at Walmart. The profile should be flush to the faux lid. 4) Add a gasket to the bottom of the wooden lid to prevent leakage. 5) Add 8- hooked rubber 12' bungee cords (two on each of the four sides) about 10" apart and provide for attachment to the faux lid. I used 1/2" two holes pipe clamps. 6) Connect the 4" hoses using the thumbscrew type hose clamps for easy removal. 7) Don't forget to caulk around the barrel and misc fittings of the trash can. You're ready for some high volume chip collection and easy removal of the chips... all without all that fancy high dollar cyclone doodads. Mine catches about 99% of the dust too. After emptying the big can at least a dozen times already I have maybe 2" of fine dust in the bag. It will be years before I need to empty the darn thing.

I purchased this to have a chip separator next to my wood lathe. I was having trouble with the chips from the lathe clogging the piping to my dust collector which is at the other end of the shop. I just took a piece of 3/4&quot; particle board, cut two holes in it, cut it round to fit a 20 gallon metal trash can, screwed the fittings into it and I had a chip separator next to the lathe. Works as advertised and is much easier to empty than the bag on the dust collector. I might even buy another set to have a chip separator next to my planer.

I made a top for a 55 gallon drum (out of plywood) and mounted the elbows in it. It works great ! It has much more capacity than the 30 gallon metal trashcan I was using before. I cut the plywood top 2" bigger than the 55 gallon drum and used a router to put a groove in the top to fit over the rim. I lined the groove with stick-on foam for a door seal. That forms a perfect seal between the top and the drum rim when the dust collector is turned on.

I bought this to make a chip separator for my portable Delta dust collector. I used a heavy duty, 10 gal. plastic garbage can and made a circular top top from 3/4 in. MDF. It rides on the cart supporting the dust collector and works very well, even though it was designed for a larger can.

Installed these on a 55 gallon metal drum with tight fitting lid with closing band. I've emptied the drum three times and still have no appreciable dust in the plastic bag on my Jet DC1100C. Amazingly efficient product, it paid for itself the first time I didn't have to empty the dust bag. I've used other cyclones on smaller cans and wholeheartedly recommend using the largest vertical wall drum you can. Tapered trash cans are not nearly as efficient at letting material drop out of the vortex.

With this item and a baffle, my &quot;Thien Cyclone Separator Lid&quot; directs > 90% of sawdust into a 20 gallon metal trash can instead of through my Delta 50-760 dust collector blower fan and into the bag.

What a concept: not having to empty a dust collector bag every week! This works great.I cheated/improvised a little with cutting the holes in the lid of a 50-gallon fiber drum. The sound of a metal-cutting blade in my scroll saw cutting through the metal lid really sets my nerves on edge-even with hearing protection. S-o-o-o-o, I traced the outline of the 4-inch hole and then drilled closely-spaced holes all along the circumference. After that, using a tin snip made it an snap no pun intended to cut out the hole. Perhaps not the most efficient way to cut out the openings but it's a lot easier on my nerves.Thanks, Rockler, for offering a really great product!

I have minimum space in my shop, requiring a custom 2'x3'x1' two chamber container similar to the &quot;Dust Separator Cabinet Plan&quot; received with the shipment made of 1/4&quot; plywood. The dust Separator provided an easy economical solution for connectingvacuum lines.

This is a great alternative to more expensive true cyclone separators. I bought a 55 gal trash can with wheels and lid included from Webstaurant and used a old stop sign as the mounting plate for these pieces, then attached four wood blocks to the underside of the aluminum to sit against the inside of the can for stability. The aluminum plate offered more stability then the lid that came with the can. This saves my dust collector from pulling large chunks through the impeller. This is well worth the money. The pieces are threaded and heavy gauge. Very happy.

I love that I can now use my dust collection system to pick up the long shavings from turning green wood. No more shutting off the system to clear out the shavings, no more worrying about larger pieces of wood getting pulled in and damaging the impellers, easy dump barrel instead of the plastic bag from my nightmares! The only thing that would have made it better is if it had came with the two clamps to hold the hoses to the fittings.

I used this product for about 2 years with my 1100 CFM collector and it works pretty well. It separates most of the dust and chips into the barrel, leaving only some fine dust in the collector bag. That is, until the barrel gets about 1/3 full, at which point more of the dust goes into the collector. By the time the barrel is 1/2 full, most of the larger chips get sucked into the collector.

I switched to a Dust Deputy a few months ago, and that allows the barrel to fill right to the top before anything goes to the collector. It's pricey, but does a far superior job.

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